Posts tagged forestry
Oregon Forest Practices Act: Agreement Reached
Oregon Forest Practices Act: Agreement Reached

After nearly a year of negotiations, an agreement over new rules for the Oregon Forest Practices Act has been reached between timber and environmental groups to overhaul management of 10 million acres of private forestlands in Oregon. These changes will update Oregon's forest practice laws and provide significant new protections for our imperiled salmon, recreational and commercial fisheries, and for the communities that rely on these resources.

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Campaign, Water, ForestsGuest Usertop story, Oregon Forest Practices Act, OFPA, Timber, private industrial forests, forestry, forests, Streamside Forests, streams
New Perspectives on Wildfire Management in Mixed Ownership Landscapes
New Perspectives on Wildfire Management in Mixed Ownership Landscapes

For the second talk in KS Wild’s Summer Speaker Series on Fire Management, Dr. Christopher J. Dunn focused on five key things we need to remember in our fire-prone landscape, and a new method derived from his research that may alter how we fight fires in the future.

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Forests, Fire, Climate, Fire & Climate SummitGuest Userfire management, forest fire, BLM, O&C Lands, wildfire, forests, forestry, climate change, fire